Redburn, His First Voyage: Being the Sailorboy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-Of-A-Gentleman in the Merchant ServiceMelville, Herman; Beaver, Harold Lowther
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Melville's eighth book was begun as a simple rewrite of an obscure little narrative entitled Life and Remarkable Adventures of Israel R. Potter, in which Israel tells the story of his sad fall from Revolutionary hero to London peddler. Following its opening chapter Melville's novel retells that tale, with close adherence to the language and events of the Life, and then, shaking free of the original narrative, alternately moves between invented episodes and historical sources unrelated to the Life. Israel Potter is unique among Melville's books. It is the only one to be offered in the guise of literal biography, the tale presuming to offer an accurate life history of the man Israel Potter who did in fact fight at Bunker Hill. It is also Melville's only historical novel: it presents famous men of the American Revolution - Benjamin Franklin, John Paul Jones, Ethan Allen, and others - in situations that are a matter of historical record.
Review:"This bright little book may be the least-read of Melville's novels, a startlingly modern invention in narrative....Its strategy is close to Roy Lichtenstein's quotations of comic-book images a High Art."
Guy Davenport, Harper's, June 2002
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Book Description: Northwestern University Press. PAPERBACK. Book Condition: New. 0810115913 ****BRAND NEW BOOK**** Israel Potter Vol. 8 : His Fifty Years of Exile by Herman Melville. Melville's eighth book was begun as a simple rewrite of an obscure little narrative entitled Life and Remarkable Adventures of Israel R. Potter, in which Israel tells the story of his sad fall from Revolutionary hero to London peddler. Following its opening chapter Melville's novel retells that tale, with close adherence to the language and events of the Life, and then, shaking free of the original narrative, alternately moves between invented episodes and historical sources unrelated to the Life. Israel Potter is unique among Melville's books. It is the only one to be offered in the guise of literal biography, the tale presuming to offer an accurate life history of the man Israel Potter who did in fact fight at Bunker Hill. It is also Melville's only historical novel: it presents famous men of the American Revolution - Benjamin Franklin, John Paul Jones, Ethan Allen, and others - in situations that are a matter of historical record. Bookseller Inventory # B9780810115910 [Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question] |
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Book Description: Northwestern University Press, 1998. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 141mm x 19mm x 220mm. Melville's eighth book was begun as a simple rewrite of an obscure little narrative entitled Life and Remarkable Adventures of Israel R. Potter, in which Israel tells the story of his sad fall from Revolutionary hero to London peddler. Following its opening chapter Melville's novel retells that tale, with close adherence to the language and events of the Life, and then, shaking free of the original narrative, alternately moves between invented episodes and historical sources unrelated to the Life. Israel Potter is unique among Melville's books. It is the only one to be offered in the guise of literal biography, the tale presuming to offer an accurate life history of the man Israel Potter who did in fact fight at Bunker Hill. It is also Melville's only historical novel: it presents famous men of the American Revolution - Benjamin Franklin, John Paul Jones, Ethan Allen, and others - in situations that are a matter of historical record. 235 pages. Bookseller Inventory # S8131527 [Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question] |
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